{"id":31280,"date":"2026-08-06T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/2026\/08\/06\/xrp-bitcoin-whales-accumulating-bear-market-end\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:01:48","slug":"xrp-bitcoin-whales-accumulating-bear-market-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/xrp-bitcoin-whales-accumulating-bear-market-end\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP and Bitcoin: Whales Are Accumulating Heavily \u2014 Is the Bear Market Coming to an End?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The largest holders of XRP<\/strong> and Bitcoin<\/strong> are buying in silence, well away from the spotlight. A behavior that stands in sharp contrast to a still-depressed market sentiment and charts under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-chain<\/strong> data is revealing a discreet but significant accumulation<\/strong> by whales, particularly on XRP<\/strong> around the symbolic $1<\/strong> threshold. A signal that institutional investors<\/strong> and large wallets are watching very closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While charts are still flashing bearish technical signals, this divergence between smart money<\/strong> behavior and price action<\/strong> raises a central question: are we living through the bottom of the cycle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XRP and Bitcoin Whales Accumulate While the Market Hesitates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On-chain data from platforms such as CryptoQuant<\/strong> and CoinGlass<\/strong> shows a notable increase in positions held by large wallets on both XRP<\/strong> and Bitcoin<\/strong>. On XRP<\/strong>, wallets holding more than one million tokens have been increasing their exposure while the price hovered around $1<\/strong> \u2014 a major psychological support<\/strong> level that has been tested multiple times in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This type of behavior is characteristic of silent accumulation<\/strong> phases that have historically preceded market recoveries. Whales<\/a>, who benefit from greater visibility into institutional flows and liquidity dynamics, tend to buy when retail capitulates. The buying volume recorded across these high-net-worth addresses suggests growing medium-term conviction, without yet triggering any immediate buy signal on the charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Bitcoin<\/strong>, the pattern is similar: addresses holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC<\/strong> have continued to build their positions during recent corrections. This accumulation behavior in weakness zones is a key indicator of institutional sentiment<\/strong> that experienced traders factor into their cycle analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Death Cross and Resistance: The Chart Tells a Different Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite these encouraging on-chain<\/strong> signals, the technical reading remains cautious. On the daily chart for XRP<\/strong>, the death cross<\/strong> \u2014 the bearish crossover of the 50-day moving average<\/strong> below the 200-day moving average<\/strong> \u2014 is still active. This signal, feared by traders, indicates that structural selling pressure has not yet been absorbed and that momentum remains unfavorable in the short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The price of XRP<\/strong> is trading within a compression zone between support at $0.95<\/strong> and a key resistance level around $1.15<\/strong>. A breakout<\/strong> above that level would likely trigger a bullish acceleration, but the absence of significant buying volume on centralized exchanges<\/strong> is holding back any sustained recovery attempt. The daily RSI<\/strong> remains in neutral territory, with no confirmed bullish divergence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Bitcoin<\/strong>, the situation is slightly more favorable: BTC<\/strong> is holding important support levels<\/a> and implied volatility<\/strong> indicators (measured via options on Deribit<\/strong>) are pointing to a compression that often precedes a strong directional move. The direction of that move, however, remains uncertain, and traders are positioning their stops on both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

End of Bear Market or Technical Bounce? What the Cycles Say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An analysis of past cycles offers useful perspective. Historically, whale accumulation<\/strong> phases have preceded significant market recoveries by 4 to 8 weeks<\/strong>. In both 2018\u20132019 and 2022\u20132023, on-chain<\/strong> data showed institutional accumulation several weeks before price reacted to the upside. This lag between the on-chain<\/strong> signal and price action<\/strong> is precisely what makes these periods so difficult for retail traders to navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several additional metrics reinforce the thesis of a potential cycle bottom: the Fear & Greed Index<\/strong><\/a> is stagnating in fear territory, the funding rate<\/strong> on perpetual contracts is negative or near zero across the majority of exchanges \u2014 indicating a dominant short positioning that is often a precursor to a short squeeze<\/strong>. Furthermore, inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/strong> in the United States have resumed a positive trend<\/a> after several weeks of net outflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, no single signal confirms the end of the bear market<\/strong><\/a> on its own. The convergence of on-chain accumulation<\/strong>, volatility compression, and the return of institutional flows forms a compelling body of evidence \u2014 but the macro catalyst (a Fed<\/strong> decision, inflation data, regulation) remains the decisive factor that markets are waiting on to settle the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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